Super funds should avoid under-diversifying and prioritise country selection when it comes to emerging markets, according to a fund manager....

Equity Trustees has confirmed it has been conducting due diligence on the Sandhurst Trustees estates business....

New research suggests investment professionals might be better-served focusing less on performance and more on purpose....

Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s Australian equity and fixed income arm will rebrand as Yarra Capital as GSAM felt having a local-to-local franchise was not aligned with ...

Four Australian financial institutions have invested $7.23 billion into nuclear weapons, while Australian Ethical has been the only firm to make the 'Hall of Fame' list i...

Most Australians still associated home ownership with security and wealth and as part of the ideal Australian dream....

The chance of an emerging market crisis under the Trump presidency is minimal, according to Brandywine Global....

Financial professionals will need to upgrade their IT skills and business acumen to be sought after in the industry in the face of financial digitisation....

The Financial Ombudsman Service has urged the extension of the national unfair contract terms to the life insurance industry....

Creating a workplace where people thrive involves a number of elements, MetLife Australia’s CEO, Deanne Stewart explains. ...

Major insurer, TAL has pointed to high levels of satisfaction with direct insurance and an emerging ‘new direct’ model driven by changing consumer behaviour....

ASIC has banned former ANZ adviser, Andrew TambyRajah, for five years for misleading and deceptive conduct....

Lending companies need to direct capital in a way which limits climate change, Australia Ethical believes....

Watermark Global Leaders Fund has raised over $90 million in its initial public offering, which takes its funds under management to around $700 million....

Small business owners should be aware that sales of their business assets can trigger concessional and non-concessional issues, according to the SMSF Association....

The super balances for divorced mothers were 68 per cent lower than married mothers and divorced fathers had 60 per cent less super than married fathers, according to AMP...

ASIC has refused to grant relief to an entity seeking exemption to hold an AFSL to develop and use a robo-advice tool for use by super fund trustees on their websites....

Spread betting may have the characteristics of a derivative, but the Australian Securities and Investment Commission has taken a punt on spread bets not being financial p...

The Financial Planning Association says competition between life insurers themselves cannot be ignored as a contributor to consumers making policy changes....

Standard Life Investments has recruited Aberdeen Asset Management’s Archie Struthers as its new Head of Investments....